Lower School
	Recommended Web Sites for Lower School Selected and Annotated by Stacy Dillon, Lower School Librarian

The Bookhive
http://www.bookhive.org
A great guide to children's literature. Booklists and reviews are arranged by genre and grade level, with topics such as "Realistic Fiction," "Read Aloud," "Multicultural," and "Folklore." There is also a section for parents to submit comments.

"On Lion" for Kids
http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids
A comprehensive site hat includes links to "Reading and Books," "New York, New York," "People and Places," and "Holidays and Celebrations." This site is the home of the "100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know."

KidsReads
http://www.kidsreads.com
Reviews of newer books plus booklists that are regularly updated! Timely articles, sneak peeks at forthcoming books, and a newsletter are all included.

Discovery School
http://www.discoveryschool.com/students
A great homework help/fact finding site, which includes B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper. Main headings include "Science," "English," "Social Studies," and "Math."

Word Central
http://www.wordcentral.com
From the folks at Merriam-Webster, this is a fun and informative site that includes an on-line dictionary, buzzword of the day, and grammar games.

The Brooklyn Expedition
http://www.brooklynexpedition.org
A colorful and very interactive site that is organized around "content themes that users can explore by looking at museum objects and library materials as presented...on the site."--from the Brooklyn Expedition

Between the Lions
http://pbskids.org/lions
Based on the TV show of the same name, Between the Lions is home to a great number of booklists for children. There are also on-line stories and links for parents and teachers to visit as well.

KidsClick!
http://www.kidsclick.org
"KidsClick was created by a group of librarians from the Ramapo Catskill Library System, as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites."--from KidsClick! This is a well-organized web index to all sorts of information from homework help to entertainment sites.